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Light Up Learning™ Chapter 4 - International Classification of Diseases - Tenth Revision

Vocabulary

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approachmove towards
beingthe state or fact of existing
carcinomaany malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue
combinationthe act of bringing things together to form a new whole
concurrentoccurring or operating at the same time
congenitalpresent at birth but not necessarily hereditary
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devicean instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
encountercome together
etiologythe cause of a disease
lateralsituated at or extending to the side
malignantdangerous to health
manifestationa clear appearance
modalityhow something is done or how it happens
parenthesis() a punctuation mark used to enclose textual material
primaryof first rank or importance or value
principalmain or most important
procedurea particular course of action intended to achieve a result
diagnosisidentifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
providegive something useful or necessary to
puerperiumtime period following childbirth when the mother's uterus shrinks and the other functional and anatomic changes of pregnancy are resolved
qualifiersomeone who meets requirements to take part in a competition
residualrelating to or indicating a remainder
effectsproperty of a personal character that is portable
sequelaany abnormality following or resulting from a disease or injury or treatment
sequencea following of one thing after another in time
tabularof or pertaining to or arranged in rows and columns
certainestablished beyond doubt or question; definitely known
unspecifiednot stated explicitly or in detail
congenitalpresent at birth but not necessarily hereditary
chromosomalof or relating to a chromosome
abnormalityan abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
originatecome into existence; take on form or shape
perinataloccurring during the period around birth
consequencea phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
nonessentialnot of prime or central importance
abbreviationshortening something by omitting parts of it
symptoma sensation associated with a particular disease
signa visible clue that something has happened or is present
acuteof critical importance and consequence
chroniclong-lasting or characterized by long suffering
outpatienta patient who does not reside in the hospital where he is being treated
observationthe act of taking a patient look
coexistoccur at the same time or place
contrastingstrikingly different
comparativeinvolving the examination of similarities and differences
complicationthe act or process of making more difficult or challenging


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